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Winter Wonderland

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Welcome.

Same tree, more snow.

It's quite gorgeous when it's not in high traffic areas..

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Gertie

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Some more tree pics.

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Yes, it was cool, but melting too fast today.

I did get to watch the slip sliders try to go up the hill on my road and not make it early this AM. Luckily there were no wrecks from it and no-one got stranded as they could turn around to go back the way they came unlike some Years they had to leave them.

Where are the good old days of 4, 5 to 6 days ice/snow storms like the one in '73? That was a monster ice storm. Trees breaking everywhere and taking out the power lines if they were not down already themselves from the weight of the ice. There was 1" to 2" thick build-up in places and with trees bent over straining from the load and giving up there was also a lot of damage. We had 4' and 5' long icicles on the gutters. Our power was out for 7 days, but we had floor gas furnaces that worked without the power thankfully!

A brief history of Atlanta's snow horrors
»www.ajc.com/news/a-brief-history···805.html

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But the worst storm of all, the one that permanently scarred the psyche of Atlanta, had to be the ice storm of 1973.

What began as a cold rain on Jan. 7 turned into an icy mess. That rain froze, draping power lines and pine trees in ice and causing one of the most spectacular light shows in the city's history: Power transformers blew all over town, illuminating the night sky.

For three days, more than 200,000 people were without power, and many were without heat, unable to travel because roads were glazed with black ice.

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January 11, 1982 Snow Jam! This large, unpredicted snowfall paralyzed Atlanta and surrounding areas. The storm track took the heaviest amount of snow over Atlanta and hit in the afternoon, stranding thousands of commuters.

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Then there was the Blizzard of ’93. Forecasters had predicted snow -- but nothing like the foot that fell in metro Atlanta. Winds reached 50 mph, and temperatures dipped into the teens, transforming the city, for a few hours on a Saturday morning, into a postcard from Norway.

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I was part of all but the first one.

As you noted, most of it has melted and all we have now is slush. Watch for refreezing tonight, though. Also, they say that more winter weather could be coming tomorrow night and Monday morning.
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The foundations of character are built not by lecture, but by bricks of good example, laid day by day.

I say bring it on! I have already locked my front hubs and if I need to I can shift into 4WD High or 4WD Low then keep on trucking in my little Samurai. I just filled it up too, lowered the tire pressure by 8 PSI to 24 instead of the normal 32 PSI for a better grip on snow/slush and topped off all the fluids. Even have fresh Kerosene for the portable radiant heater if the power goes off and plenty of food. I'm ready. I need to use some of this stuff that sits year to year, not used at its full potential. That and all the white is beautiful. I have one condition, that everyone stays safe and warm.
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What’s the point of owning a supercar if you can’t scare yourself stupid from time to time?

May have to call you to come pick me up for work on Monday.

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My son enjoying the snow

Nice pics. Thanks for sharing.

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I remember Snow Jam in '93, something like 4-6" of snow. One thing i remember was driving my Mustang down Memorial Hwy. It is real light on the back wheels and difficult. Everyone was in one lane and slipping/sliding all over as snow was packed to ice. I moved out to a different lane with untouched snow and blew by them.

Don't forget the ice storm in '99. I was without power for 4 days, bought a generator. I lost a beautiful double cherry tree. It was warm all month before and the tree was full of pink blooms. A month later the tree recovered and bloomed again only for a second ice storm to finally kill it.
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Scott Henion

Embedded Systems Consultant,
SHDesigns home - DIY Welder

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Thought we might have had another one. Guess not.

Found this looking for something unrelated (of course, isn't that how it always is?) and there is a an old video report at the link (blast from the past).

Snow storms past
By Don McClellan
»donmcclellan.wordpress.com/2010/···ms-past/
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What’s the point of owning a supercar if you can’t scare yourself stupid from time to time?

The good 'ole days. Thanks for sharing.